Out of the Past a Man Tells Hopkins Estate Tale
John M Lions, 94, of Spanish descent, asks to affidavit about his 1849 gold mining with Mark Hopkins and Hopkins kin. Lion recalls campfire stories and Hopkins references to brothers and sisters Sam Hamp Betsy Callister Annie, hoping to aid heirs in a contested estate now pursued across the United States. Hopkins helped build the Southern Pacific and died in 1887 with High Point relatives mentioned.
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Mark Hopkins
John M. Lion
Guilford
Superior Court
Hopkins
Lion
Randolph
Montgomery
California
Camp Fire
North Carolina
Sam
Hamp
Betsy
Callister
Annie
United States
Southern Pacific Railway
High Point
Inmates of Death Cell Appreciate Christmas Gifts
A Raleigh prison letter from death row and safe-keepers expresses thanks for Christmas gifts and kindly notes from supporters in Greensboro and Raleigh. The inmates say they enjoyed the holiday, ask for continued prayers, and extend New Year wishes while acknowledging their grim situation.
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Death Cell
Raleigh
State Prison
K.ping
George White
Annie Wilson Mebane
Greensboro
Joe Weatherland
Poll
Nor Wan
Poem Excerpt About Divine Love and Comfort
A poetic line speaks of life as a billowy sea and divine love as the needed comfort. The speaker praises the love within and seeks solace in a higher heart. The passage emphasizes spiritual renewal and consolation through faith.
Negro Charged With Stealing From Clock In Parker Home
Will Dockery was bound for city court on charges of stealing 120 from a clock inside H. E. Parker’s residence at 110 White Oak Street. Parker notified C. E. Hayes Jewelry to fetch a clock. the money was missing when the clock was retrieved. Detectives found the cash in Dockery’s vest pocket. he reportedly admitted the theft.
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Will Dockery
City Court
H. E. Parker
White Oak Street
Parker
C. E. Hayes
Dockery
Mr. Hayes
Deacon Scott to End Baseball Career and Run Fort Wayne Parlor
Everett Deacon Scott, Washington Americans substitute infield, holder of the major league record for consecutive games, will retire from baseball to run his Fort Wayne recreation parlor. As a ten year man he cannot be sent to a minor league club and release would be unconditional. President Griffith signaling no obstruction if Scott leaves to focus on his future. This severance is expected before Senators begin spring training.
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Everett
Deacon
Scott
Washington Americans
Fort Wayne
Ind
Griffith
Senators
Demolition of Lathom Hall Requires Sixteen Explosions
Sixteen explosions were necessary to demolish Lathom Hall in Lancashire, marking a controlled demolition of the historic building.
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Lathom Hall
Lancashire
Walker Is New York City Mayor After Tammany Victory
James J. Walker, ex-song writer and ex-state senator, sworn in as mayor of New York as Tammany gains control of both city and state governments. He succeeds John F. Hylan who retires with a $4,205 yearly pension after a bitter intra party fight.
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New York
James J. Walker
Tammany
Smith
Walker
John F. Hylan
William T. Collins
Hylan
Screen Columbus Is Making a Discovery
Erich Von Stroheim, famed MGM director, is praised for discovering latent talent. His film adaptation of The Merry Widow at the American Theatre spotlights Roy D Arcy, previously a musical comedy leading man, as a new discovery he brought to prominence.
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D'Arcy
von Stroheim
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Mae Murray
Merry Widow
John Gilbert
Prince Danilo
Tully Marshall
George Fawcett
Dale Fuller
Josephine Crowell
Erich von Stroheim
Benjamin Glazer
Victor Leon
Leo Stein
Franz Lehar
Henry W. Savage
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Roy D’arcy
Ground title suit in Ennis court case dismissed
A recent Ennis court case centered on a tiny swampy plot to be valued at about 20 cents a year in rent. The hearing occupied a full day, with ten witnesses two lawyers two solicitors and two engineers, costing nearly $200. The suit was dismissed.
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Ennis
Ireland
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